Board of Directors & Policy Council

The Annual General Meeting was held on 28th October 2009
at which time the following were elected to office.

 

Board of Directors

Jamie Smith Chairman
Andrew Weidemann Deputy Chairman
Lyndon Pfeffer Secretary
Russell Amery Treasurer
Bruce Piper Director
Lindsay Kreig Special Director

 

Policy Council

John Agnew  
Michael Schaefer  

 

Jamie Smith | Chairman

Chairman since August 2009. GCA delegate from 2008. Fifth generation farmer and Ag Contractor from Maitland, South Australia, with corporate experience in the Finance Industry and Risk Management. Chairman SAFF Grains Council. Fellow FINSA (Financial Service Institute of Australasia). Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Andrew Weidemann | Policy Council

GCA Special Director since October 2008. VFF Grains Deputy Chairman

Lyndon Pfeffer | Secretary

GCA Director since Oct 2006. AgForce Grains President since May 2005. AgForce Grains Board Director since 2001. AgForce Director since 2004. Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Farmer for 38 years at Pampas on the Darling Downs.

Russell Amery | Treasurer

Director since March 2009. GCA Policy Council delegate since 2008. Member of VFF Grains Council since 1998. Vice President VFF Grains Council 2005-2007. Deputy President VFF Grains Council 2007-2008. Actively involved in family farming operation base in central Victoria since 1984. Sole manager of the farming enterprise since 1996.

Bruce Piper | Director

Director since October 2008. Independent Chairman of COGGO. External advisory board of the Institute of Agriculture at UWA. Director of Canola Breeders Australia and Australian Grain Technology Western Australia (AGTWA).Grows cereals, oilseeds and pulses on his Bindi Bindi farm.

John Agnew | Policy Council

Policy Council delegate since 2005. Vice President/Treasurer AgForce Grains. Special interest issues around bio fuels and biosecurity in the grains industry. Has been a farmer all his working life. Policy Council delegate since March 2009.

Michael Schaefer | Policy Council

Policy Council delegate since March 2009.